Prosumers and sustainable development: An international assessment in the field of renewable energy
The term ''prosumers'' coined by Toffler, relates to those customers who also engage in the co-creation of products, which they only partly consume, and whose balance is made available to a broader group. But even though the role of prosumers is increasingly relevant as a more co...
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| author | Walter Leal Filho Laís Viera Trevisan Amanda Lange Salvia Janaina Mazutti Thais Dibbern Salvador Ruiz de Maya Elvira Ferrer Bernal João Henrique Paulino Pires Eustachio Ayyoob Sharifi María-del-Carmen Alarcón-del-Amo Iryna Kushnir |
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| description | The term ''prosumers'' coined by Toffler, relates to those customers who also engage in the co-creation of products, which they only partly consume, and whose balance is made available to a broader group. But even though the role of prosumers is increasingly relevant as a more comprehensive number of people are engaging in the production of products to be shared by others, there is a need for studies that aim at identifying how widespread they are, and the concrete contribution they are providing to some key area such as, for energy, energy generation and distribution. Based on the need to address this research gap, this paper reports on a study on prosumer behaviour in a sustainable development (SD) context, with a focus on the energy sector. The paper deploys a mixed-methods approach which entails a bibliometric analysis of prosumers from a sustainability perspective - to gain a better understanding of the topic -, a quantitative study of prosumers’ behaviour in the field of renewable energy involving respondents from 44 countries, and a set of case studies, supported by the literature, which illustrates current trends. The novelty of this paper resides in the fact that it explores the role of prosumers in an SD context across many countries in the critical area of energy generation and use, outlining the drivers of positive behaviour and identifying some further information needs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c1cbb06b7a5e4575bd463d320fb8dfd92024-06-16T05:46:54ZengElsevierSustainable Futures2666-18882024-06-017100158Prosumers and sustainable development: An international assessment in the field of renewable energyWalter Leal Filho0Laís Viera Trevisan1Amanda Lange Salvia2Janaina Mazutti3Thais Dibbern4Salvador Ruiz de Maya5Elvira Ferrer Bernal6João Henrique Paulino Pires Eustachio7Ayyoob Sharifi8María-del-Carmen Alarcón-del-Amo9Iryna Kushnir10Department of Natural Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester Street, Manchester M1 5GD, UK; European School of Sustainability Science and Research, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, GermanySchool of Administration, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), 855 Washington Luiz St, 90010460, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Corresponding author.Graduate Program in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Passo Fundo Campus I, Km 171, BR 285, Passo Fundo, RS, BrazilGraduate Program in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Passo Fundo Campus I, Km 171, BR 285, Passo Fundo, RS, BrazilDepartment of Science and Technology Policy, University of Campinas, Carlos Gomes St. 250 - Cidade Universitária, Campinas - SP, BrazilUniversity of Murcia, Faculty of Economics and Business, Marketing Department, Murcia, SpainUniversity of Murcia, Faculty of Economics and Business, Marketing Department, Murcia, SpainHamburg University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, Research and Transfer Centre Sustainability & Climate Change Management (FTZ-NK), Ulmenliet 20, 21033 Hamburg, GermanyHiroshima University, The IDEC Institute & Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability (NERPS), 1-5-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi Hiroshima City, Hiroshima, 739-8529, JapanUniversity of Murcia, Faculty of Economics and Business, Marketing Department, Murcia, SpainNottingham Trent University, Nottingham Institute of Education, Nottingham, UKThe term ''prosumers'' coined by Toffler, relates to those customers who also engage in the co-creation of products, which they only partly consume, and whose balance is made available to a broader group. But even though the role of prosumers is increasingly relevant as a more comprehensive number of people are engaging in the production of products to be shared by others, there is a need for studies that aim at identifying how widespread they are, and the concrete contribution they are providing to some key area such as, for energy, energy generation and distribution. Based on the need to address this research gap, this paper reports on a study on prosumer behaviour in a sustainable development (SD) context, with a focus on the energy sector. The paper deploys a mixed-methods approach which entails a bibliometric analysis of prosumers from a sustainability perspective - to gain a better understanding of the topic -, a quantitative study of prosumers’ behaviour in the field of renewable energy involving respondents from 44 countries, and a set of case studies, supported by the literature, which illustrates current trends. The novelty of this paper resides in the fact that it explores the role of prosumers in an SD context across many countries in the critical area of energy generation and use, outlining the drivers of positive behaviour and identifying some further information needs.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266618882400008XProsumersSustainable developmentRenewable energySustainabilityEnergy sector |
| spellingShingle | Walter Leal Filho Laís Viera Trevisan Amanda Lange Salvia Janaina Mazutti Thais Dibbern Salvador Ruiz de Maya Elvira Ferrer Bernal João Henrique Paulino Pires Eustachio Ayyoob Sharifi María-del-Carmen Alarcón-del-Amo Iryna Kushnir Prosumers and sustainable development: An international assessment in the field of renewable energy Sustainable Futures Prosumers Sustainable development Renewable energy Sustainability Energy sector |
| title | Prosumers and sustainable development: An international assessment in the field of renewable energy |
| title_full | Prosumers and sustainable development: An international assessment in the field of renewable energy |
| title_fullStr | Prosumers and sustainable development: An international assessment in the field of renewable energy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prosumers and sustainable development: An international assessment in the field of renewable energy |
| title_short | Prosumers and sustainable development: An international assessment in the field of renewable energy |
| title_sort | prosumers and sustainable development an international assessment in the field of renewable energy |
| topic | Prosumers Sustainable development Renewable energy Sustainability Energy sector |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266618882400008X |
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